Resolve boundary problems in S’South, Okowa tasks NBC, SBCs
By Emma Amaize Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has urged National Boundary Commission, NBC, and State Boundary Committees, SBCs, in South-South zone to properly x-ray the challenges of boundary delineation in the zone and come up with fresh ideas and responses on surmounting the difficulties. Governor Okowa made the call at a two-day interactive […]
Brazil’s health authority rejects Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday declared itself against the import of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. The agency lacks “consistent and reliable data,” it said in a statement. The decision was unanimous after about five hours of deliberations. However, Anvisa director, Alex Machado Campos, stressed that the decision was only a […]
Strike: New date for conciliatory meeting coming as judiciary workers apologise to Ngige
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The striking members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, have apologized to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, over the unfriendly conduct, especially walking away from the Minister at the April 20, 2021 conciliation meeting. Senator Ngige who has accepted the apology will soon communicate a new […]
Suspected herdsmen attack IDPs camp, kill 7 ― Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Tuesday, confirmed an attack on Abagena Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Makurdi by suspected herdsmen, that left seven persons dead and many others injured. Ortom stated this when he visited the camp, where the IDPs were already protesting the attack by blocking the Makurdi-Lafia road. The governor said […]
Breaking: CSOs protest exclusion of women, e-voting, minority groups in Electoral Act
A coalition of civil society groups in Nigeria Tuesday protested at the National Assembly, insisting on the protection of women people with disabilities and the inclusion of electronic and secret voting in the new Electoral Act, before any future election.
Nigeria’s rig count drops by 55.34% in Q1 ‘21
By Udeme Akpan THE rig count of Nigeria has dropped by 55.34 per cent in the first quarter, January–March, 2021 to 19, according to data collated from recent reports of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. The rig count, a major index of measuring activities in the upstream sector, had stood at 65 in […]
